What I say unto you I say unto all, watch. Mark 13:37

June 14, 2011

China’s military build-up ‘game’

A national defense analyst and Pentagon advisor says the Chinese are
“playing a game” in their continued efforts to fool the United States about the
extent of their military build-up.

A delegation of Chinese military leaders was recently
given a tour of several sensitive U.S. military installations. It was the first
high-level military exchange since the communist regime cut off military ties
last year out of anger that the U.S. sold arms to the island democracy of
Taiwan.

Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis (USA-Ret.), senior fellow for national
security at the
Family Research Council (FRC), shares the concerns of some congressional
members about the legality of the visits.

“It seems to me that they violated the DeLay Amendment, which
basically says that there are certain people and countries you can’t expose to
our high technology,” he notes. “These are the top generals of the Chinese
military. They haven’t made any secret about being adversaries of the U.S.”

During a recent visit to Washington, the top Chinese general
told the Fox News Channel that his nation has a long way to go before it catches
the U.S. militarily and that it does not have the capability to challenge the
United States.

“The Chinese are playing a big game,” suggests Maginnis.
“They’re rapidly increasing their military capabilities in many, many areas that
are truly becoming a significant threat in time against our own interests.”

And the FRC national security senior fellows points out that
the Chinese just recently confirmed the existence of their new aircraft carrier
and the fifth-generation J-20 fighter. †